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  1. Judge refuses to block Florida law banning paycheck deductions for union dues
    4 hours ago• Politics
    District Judge Mark Walker on Friday issued denied a preliminary injunction sought by the Florida Education Association, the United Faculty of Florida and unions representing employees of the Alachua County, Hernando County and Pinellas County school districts and the University of Florida.
  2. Family members mourn after train, SUV collide in Hillsborough, killing 6
    5 hours ago• Hillsborough
    Leticia Hernandez, right, niece of Jose G. Hernandez who died alongside his wife and three children in a train collision on Saturday, receives a hug from women paying their respects at the site of the crash, Monday, Sept. 25, 2023 in Plant City, Fla. The weekend crash between a train and a sports-utility vehicle that killed six people in Florida happened at a private road crossing where little more than a sign or two is required, no crossing gates, no flashing lights, no sound. (Martha Asencio-Rhine/Tampa Bay Times via AP)
  3. Howl-O-Scream returns to Busch Gardens, this time with creepy clowns
    Yesterday• Life & Culture
    Scare actors roam the grounds of Busch Gardens in Tampa during the 2017 Howl-O-Scream event. There are five haunted houses this year, including a new one called D.H. Baggum’s Circus of Fear with creepy clowns and a menacing midway.
  5. Tampa trolley to remain free of charge for riders
    Yesterday• Transportation
    Connie Cosme, 57, of Carrollwood, adjusts the trolley pole on a streetcar on Monday, Oct. 17, 2022, in Tampa. Cosme has worked for the TECO Line Streetcar System since its inception. A new grant will keep the trolley free for riders for the coming year.
  6. Hurricane forecasters watching 3 systems in the tropics
    Yesterday• Hurricane
    National Hurricane Center forecasters are monitoring a trio of systems including Tropical Storm Philippe, a system off Africa that is likely to become a tropical depression by midweek and a low-pressure system that emerged Sunday in the Gulf of Mexico.
  7. In Tampa, Wu-Tang Clan, Nas and De La Soul throw down at a pool party
    Yesterday• Music Reviews
    Wu-Tang Clan performs at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Tampa on Sept. 24, 2023.
  8. In Hillsborough school board races, book challenges are an early focus
    Yesterday• Education
    Amanda Darrow with the Utah Pride Center poses on Dec. 16, 2021, with books that have been the subject of parent complaints in Salt Lake City. As the nationwide surge in book challenges continues, the issue has already become a major discussion point in the 2024 races for Hillsborough County School Board.
  9. DeSantis, Newsom set Nov. 30 debate with Sean Hannity in Georgia
    Yesterday• Politics
    California Gov. Gavin Newsom, shown speaking in Sacramento, California in June 2022; and Gov. Ron DeSantis, shown speaking in Sioux Center, Iowa on May 13, will debate Nov. 30 on Fox News.
  10. ‘Sudden severe turbulence’ on JetBlue flight to Florida injures 8
    Yesterday• Florida
    A JetBlue flight from Ecuador to Fort Lauderdale hit extreme turbulence while landing in Florida on Monday, injuring seven passengers and a crew member, the airline said in a statement. This photo shows a JetBlue airplane at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York in 2017.
  11. Top Tampa Bay area events for the week of Sept. 25-Oct. 1
    Yesterday• Things To Do
    Jerry Seinfeld brings his snarky comedy to the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Thursday. (Photo by Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP, File)
  12. South Tampa guide: How to explore this swanky neighborhood on any budget
    Yesterday• Guides
    Bianco di Ampeleia, 2017, from Tuscany in Italy, is pure into a glass at Cru Cellars on Friday, Sept. 6, 2019 in Tampa.
  13. From haircuts to toothaches, she’s helped see to Tampa’s homeless
    Yesterday• Tampa
    Jethro Slone, left, chats with the Rev. Vicki Walker, minister of outreach at Hyde Park United Methodist Church, during a Sunday meal for homeless people.
  14. 1 dead in St. Petersburg house fire
    Yesterday• Breaking News
    St. Petersburg Fire Rescue is investigating a house fire in the 4700 block of 12th Ave. N on Sunday. One person was found dead inside the home.
  15. Lawyers struggle to advise Florida schools on books
    Yesterday• Education
    A string of email correspondence shows that school board lawyers have grappled with advising Florida school leaders about how to interpret new state laws on library book selection.
  16. Tampa razed this Black community. Soon, its remnants will be landmarks.
    Yesterday• Tampa
    “It is not only the right thing to do. It is actually long overdue," said council member Gwen Henderson on the two remaining houses from the Scrub, downtown Tampa’s pioneering Black neighborhood, becoming local historical landmarks.
  17. Is hot water hurting seagrass recovery in Tampa Bay? A new study aims to find out.
    Yesterday• Environment
    Sheila Scolaro, 31, a community programs scientist for the Tampa Bay Estuary Program, holds a PVC pipe as she works to attach a temperature data logger in the Old Tampa Bay near Safety Harbor on Aug. 25. The estuary program has launched a five-year study to determine if warmer water temperatures are hurting seagrasses’ chance to recover.
  18. Tampa police investigating after man found dead at apartment complex
    Yesterday• Breaking News
    Officers responded to Scruggs Manor on N 22nd Street at approximately 3:15 a.m., after receiving reports that a man had died at the apartment complex.
  19. Florida House chamber to host Lucy Morgan memorial service on Friday
    Yesterday• Politics
    Lucy Morgan in August 1978.
  20. Motorcyclist dead, driver injured after St. Petersburg crash
    Yesterday• Breaking News
    Keith Thibodaux, driving the motorcycle, was pronounced dead at the scene by rescue personnel. The crash occurred less than two weeks before is 60th birthday.
  21. Florida deputies fatally shoot man who pointed gun at passing cars
    Yesterday• Breaking News
    Orange County sheriff's deputies fatally shot a man who pointed a gun at passing cars early Sunday, authorities said.
  22. Christie knocks DeSantis for Florida’s increased spending. But revenue rose, too.
    Yesterday• Politics
    Republican presidential candidates, from left, former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson, former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, former Vice President Mike Pence, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, businessperson Vivek Ramaswamy, former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina and North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum appear on stage before a Republican presidential primary debate hosted by FOX News Channel on Aug. 23 in Milwaukee.
  23. Luna accuses FDA of ‘hiding what’s in our food’
    Yesterday• Pinellas
    Anna Paulina Luna, who represents Pinellas County in Congress, is questioning whether a loosening of food labeling requirements during the pandemic presents a risk to the public.
  24. Florida toddler, 2 adults fatally shot during dispute over dog sale
    Yesterday• Breaking News
    A 3-year-old and two adults were fatally shot during an argument over the sale of a dog, authorities said.
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